Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold!

Bright and yellow, hard and cold. Molten,
graven, hammered and rolled.
Heavy to get and light to hold.
Hoarded, bartered, bought and sold.
Stolen, borrowed, squandered,
doled. Spurned by young, but hung by old.
To the verge of a church yard mold;
Price of many a crime untold.
Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold!

Police arrest man following 13 years of cold call investment fraudmyPolice (press release) (blog)Following protracted investigations into criminal syndicates which resulted in members sentenced to periods of imprisonment, police arrested the 38-year-old man for allegedly acting as manager or a participant of the Gold Coast based investment scams ...

Five things to watch before you invest in gold stocksThe Australian Financial ReviewIn general, and assuming economic conditions remain constant, a rising AUD/USD tends to dampen the profitability of an Australian gold producer. Look for the quarterly updates to understand gold price movements in the appropriate currency. Elio D'Amato ...

Australian gold miners climb higher: Is it time to invest?Motley Fool AustraliaAlthough the market has dropped lower today, it hasn't stopped the gold miners from storming higher. In early afternoon trade the S&P/ASX All Ords Gold (Index: ^AXGD) (ASX: XGD) is up a solid 1.3%. Some of the biggest movers amongst the gold miners ...